Word of the Day: PRETERNATURAL

Beyond what nature can offer

preternatural (adj) - beyond or different from what is considered natural; extraordinary; unusual [pree-ter-nach-er-uhl]

BREAKDOWN: PRETER- (beyond) + NAT- (born) + -URE (act or state) + -AL (pertaining to)

• supernatural means unable to be explained according to natural laws; occult; paranormal

• unnatural means at variance with or contrary to nature or what is normal; perverse; artificial

“The devil was a great loss in the preternatural world. He was always something to fear and to hate; he supplied the antagonist powers of the imagination, and the arch of true religion hardly stands firm without him.” —William Hazlitt